Friday, March 8, 2019

Adopt a pet for free every Friday in March at Gwinnett shelter

Binx, a 1-year-old dog, was returned to an Arizona shelter within 48 hours of being adopted.

You can take home a new furry pal from the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter free of charge every Friday in March.

The shelter currently has more than 100 pups and "cat-o-nine-tails" in its detention. Dogs frequently expenditure $45 to adopt and "cat-o-nine-tails" frequently expenditure $30. The free approval planned is designed to make adoptions easier and most

frequent, representing area for more animals in the shelter, said Alan Davis, manager of Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement.

There will likewise be an extra free approval epoch: St. Patty's Day. On March 16, an epoch before St. Patrick's Day, all oppose officer assortments are free to adopt. Many pups at the shelter have some percentage of crater officer ancestry, earmarking possible adopters countless alternatives, according to a shelter release. All animals are spayed or neutered before they go home with their new owner. They likewise receive a medical exam,

vaccinations, and a microchip. The shelter is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. until 6 p. m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 4 p. m. It is located at 884 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville.

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